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βουβών

boubon

groin

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What it meant

1. βουβών · boubōn — Beekes

βουβών, -ὥνος [m.] ‘groin’ (1].); ‘swollen gland’ (Hp.). VAR Late also βομβών (Moeris; after βόμβοςϑ). *DER βουβωνίσκος “bandage for the groin’ (Heliod. apud Oribs cf. γραφίσκος, etc., Chantraine 1933: 408); BouBwwov the plant ‘Aster amellus’ (Dsc., Strémberg 1940: 87). Denominative BouBwvidw ‘to suffer from swollen glands (Ar.). *ETYM Unknown. Formation like μυών, σιαγών. Connection with βουνός ‘hill’ is … — [Beekes, s.v. βουβών, p. 277]

2. βουβών · boubōn — Frisk

βουβών. Näheres über die Bed. bei Dönt Terminologie von Geschwür 54-58. Bovydie. Nach anderer Auffassung, zuletzt Richardson Hermathena 95 (1961) 54f. von yd-ios (: γῆ) im Sinn von “Art Bauer, Ochsentreiber’. Dagegen mit Recht Lataez Zum Wortfeld ‘Freude’ 128-130, der mit Früheren im Hinterglied ein Adj. *yaf-ıos erkennen will. — [Frisk, s.v. βουβών, p. 2181]

3. βουβών · boubōn — LSJ

groin

groin, Il. 4.492, etc.; κοινὸν μέρος . . μηροῦ καὶ ἤτρου β. Arist. HA 493b9: in pl., μέχρι βουβώνων Pherecr. 23, cf. Luc. Tim. 56.

2 glands

in pl., glands, Hp. Epid. 2.2.24.

3 swollen gland

swollen gland, Id. Aph. 4.55, Arist. Pr. 883b21, Men. Georg. 51, J. Ap. 2.2.

II owl

= Lat. bubo, owl, Id. AJ 18.6.7, 19.8.2.

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. βουβών (scan p. 277; entry #1236).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. βουβών (scan p. 2181; entry #6692).

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